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US senator Lindsey Graham dies
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New heatwave blasts US
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13 July 2026, 00:00 AM USA
Israeli strike, gunfire kill five Palestinians
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Typhoon Bavi batters east China
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Qatar’s former leader Hamad bin Khalifa dies at 74
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Iran revises down twin-blast death toll to 84

Iranian authorities today said twin blasts in the country's south killed 84 people the previous day, revising down an earlier toll from the explosions at a top general's commemoration
4 January 2024, 11:34 AM

UN top court to hear genocide case against Israel next week

The UN's top court will hear submissions next week from South Africa and Israel after Pretoria opened a case for what it called Israel's "genocidal" acts in Gaza
4 January 2024, 06:42 AM

US imam shot outside New Jersey mosque dies

An imam who was shot Wednesday outside a mosque in New Jersey has died, the US state's attorney general said, adding that the killing did not initially appear to be driven by "bias" or domestic terrorism
4 January 2024, 06:10 AM

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as Covid, flu jump

Hospitals in at least four US states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of Covid, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness
4 January 2024, 06:10 AM

Hundreds cut off after Japan quake that killed 78

The powerful main tremor, followed by hundreds of aftershocks, injured at least 330 people, local authorities said.
4 January 2024, 05:02 AM

Japan Airlines pilots 'unaware of fire' at first

The airliner collided with a coast guard plane after landing at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday evening. All but one of the six people on the smaller aircraft were killed.
4 January 2024, 04:57 AM

US denies it or Israel were behind Iran blast

At least 103 people died in southern Iran at the grave of Revolutionary Guards General Qasem Soleimani, as mourners gathered exactly four years after he was killed in a US drone strike.
4 January 2024, 04:30 AM

Harvard president says she was ousted by 'lies, insults'

Claudine Gay stepped down Tuesday after coming under ferocious attack over plagiarism accusations and her response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war.
4 January 2024, 04:26 AM

Iran blames Israel, US for deadly blasts

Iran blamed Israel and the United States on Wednesday for twin bomb blasts that killed at least 95 people in the country's south, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike
4 January 2024, 03:08 AM

Twin blasts kill 103 in Iran

At least 103 people were killed in Iran yesterday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Killing of Hamas leader raises fears of wider conflict

Israeli forces intensified their bombing of the Gaza Strip yesterday and told civilians to leave a refugee camp in the north of the Palestinian enclave after the offensive stretched into Lebanon with the killing in Beirut of the Hamas deputy leader.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Taiwan detects four Chinese balloons ahead of election

Four Chinese balloons were detected moving across the median line separating Taiwan from China, with three flying directly above the island, Taipei’s defence ministry said yesterday.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Turkey detains 56 Interpol suspects

Turkey said yesterday it had detained 56 high-priority suspects wanted by 18 countries for crimes ranging from drug dealing and money laundering to murder, counterfeiting and assault.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Doctors in England start longest strike in NHS history

Hospital doctors in England yesterday began their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain’s National Service (NHS).
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Sweden sees coldest weather in 25 years

Sweden yesterday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the country and neighbouring Finland.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Huthi rebels fire on commercial ships

Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels fired two missiles late Tuesday toward merchant ships travelling in the Red Sea near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the US military said following a report by the British maritime security agency UKMTO.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Ukraine attacks Belgorod region with missiles

Ukraine launched 12 missiles and several drones in the early hours of yesterday on Russia’s southern region of Belgorod, Russia’s defence ministry and local authorities said.
3 January 2024, 18:00 PM

103 killed in 'terrorist attacks' in Iran

Two explosions caused by 'terrorist attacks' killed more than 70 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate top commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a 2020 US drone attack, Iranian officials said today
3 January 2024, 13:01 PM

India SC clears Adani from more probes in Hindenburg saga

Facts of the case do not warrant the transfer of the probe to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or other probe agency, SC says
3 January 2024, 07:45 AM

Harvard president resigns after rocky testimony, plagiarism allegations

Harvard President Claudine Gay said she would resign from her position on Tuesday, ending a six-month tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and backlash over her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus
3 January 2024, 06:54 AM